Mental health values
What is it really? Our mental health directly influences how we think, feel and act. It also affects our physical health. Work, in fact, is actually one of the best things for protecting our mental health, but it can also adversely affect it. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. Cases related and factors Globally, it is estimated that 1 in 7 (14%) 10-19 year-olds experience mental health conditions, yet these remain largely unrecognized and untreated. Adolescents with mental health conditions are particularly vulnerable to social exclusion, discrimination, stigma, educational difficulties, risk-taking behaviors, physical ill-health and human rights violations. • Severe psychological trauma suffered as a child. • An important early loss, such as the loss of a parent • Neglect • Poor ability to relate to others • Unable to understand oneself as a social being Ways to take
